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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1890
Page
4
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Framed as a political and agriculture brief, the August 1 1890 item urges boosting Davison county grain prices to benefit local farmers and Mitchell. It notes Sioux City donations to St Josephs Hospital and hints at Republican support for Geo D Perkins, plus discussions on Blaine era protectionism and the forthcoming 1892 congressional apportionment. It also promotes opening a beet sugar palace in Grand Island and suggests Mitchell send delegates to gain beet-related knowledge for a local factory.
The community urges Congress to provide aid to drill wells in the Jim Valley to secure a steady water flow. The goal is to temper the heat carried by winds from the sunny south to the cooler northern woodlands, aiding crop moisture and growth.
A town meeting will be held at the courthouse next Saturday afternoon. The speaker, I. C. Preston, has lived in the county ten years and once farmed, giving him deep understanding of farmers’ issues. He is described as capable to address all community members on today’s topics. Come and hear him.
The Democratic press claims Jim Blaine seeks a foreign war, but the Behring Sea dispatches to Lord Salisbury are clear and courageous. The article argues Blaine’s course earns broad American support, while critics aim to discredit the Republican administration.
The Argus Leader comments on Judge Tripp's Sioux Falls address delivered on the 28th noting he cited authorities from Copernicus to Blaine and unleashed figures built since the flood. The piece calls the speech disappointing, saying it ignored other public interests and offered heavy material unlikely to appeal in hot weather and before the election. It adds the judge could have made points but failed, and mocks the rhetoric as too solid for the audience.
The article outlines a warehouse law enabling merchants to buy wheat, transport to an elevator, and obtain a weight and grade receipt. Grades are set by state authority, false weights are guarded against, and pooling or combine activity is prohibited. The piece credits the Republican party.
A loyal Farmers Alliance member opposes alliance leaders for attempting to whip members into a third party. He joined to help farmers buy better goods have warehouses and sell grain better but laments partisan politics and says the alliance is controlled by political schemers.
Democratic papers predict Blaine will be ousted from the Republican fold for opposing elements of the McKinley bill. The party discipline hinges on a political wave described as the Plumed Knight responding to Gabriel’s trumpet.
The Republican reports a circular from W. V. Lucas secretary of the board of trustees of the Soldiers' Home at Hot Springs. It outlines admission rules and notes the Home will open about September 1.
The North Dakota republican convention nominated Capt. Burke of Fargo for governor with Roger Allen named for lieutenant governor and M. M. Johnson for congress. Hansbrough was defeated.
The state department rises as a key factor in government, with Delaine wielding strong influence behind the scenes. His decisions carry weight across continents old and new, shaping policy and action at the highest levels.
The statement notes that residents in the northwest will enjoy more access to St Paul and Minneapolis newspapers once those two cities complete their population count. It emphasizes the link between accurate census data and regional media reach.
The Omaha Republican announces suspension of publication due to financial embarrassment. D. F. Royer of the Alpena Journal is appointed Indian agent at Pine Ridge.
In a celestial tale, God calls Pity and Love to descend into Hell. Love lends courage while Pity weeps as they reach the underworld and quench a burning despair with a single tear. Their act reforms the fate of sin, bringing forgiveness and a brighter heaven. The voice proclaims the joy of sin forgiven.
Never travel without a box of Brandreth's Pills. A few doses before ship travel prevent seasickness and one pill nightly counters sea air effects. For sickness pains colds dizziness or rheumatism take three to five pills and repeat if needed. Vegetables and harmless, safe any time. Sold in every drugstore plain or sugar coated.
The writer argues over state capital placement between Mitchell and Huron, praising Mitchell’s regional growth while noting the opposing view that Pierre's location matters for westward development. He urges aligning with the option that best develops the commonwealth, warning against petty real estate booms. Both towns share a gubernatorial candidate context.
Asummary of a warehouse law enacted last winter. The law raises duties on the railroad commissioners to supervise grain and seed handling, inspection, weighing, grading and storage, and to publish rules publicly. All elevators and warehouses receiving grain become public warehouses. Licenses from railroad commissioners are required to operate, with bonds of up to 50,000 dollars. Prohibits pooling or price division. Operating without a license is a misdemeanor with fines.
The text outlines railroad commission powers over warehousemen, license revocation for good cause, appeals with a $200 bond, and receipts noting quality grade and dockage. It covers delivery as bailment, inspection rights, grade standards, funds to the state treasury, and penalties for larceny or false weights, plus publishing rates, legal representation, and prohibitions on combinations with railroads. It also preserves producers rights and repeals other laws.
The Pioneer Press notes that James Blaine's revenue reducing tariff proposal to open South American markets gains broad Republican appeal. Minnesota Republicans have endorsed the policy, signaling a shift away from McKinleyism toward pragmatic reform, with further details awaited.
A brief note traces a contrast from Chapter 1 where a character feels weak and tired with no appetite, to Chapter 2 where the same figure becomes strong, cheerful, and hungry after trying Tood's Sarsaparilla. The passage emphasizes transformation through a tonic remedy.
In Syracuse and Seneca Falls a massive blaze caused estimated losses over 1,000,000 across a wide business district. The Pew building and Phoenix block suffered severe damage with numerous stores, offices, and two newspapers burned out. Firefighting crews from multiple cities were deployed, while telegraph and telephone services were disrupted.
A massive mill fire in Saginaw on July 31 caused about 535000 in losses. Major losers include Owen Hutchinson & Co, Nease & Son, and Brown & Ryan with mills, lumber, salt block, and related structures sustaining heavy damage. Insurance will not nearly cover the total.
Paterson New Jersey July 31 three children were struck and killed while crossing the Erie railroad on a blackberrying trip. They crossed onto an opposing track not spotting a second approaching train. Over hundred dead in a related mine explosion and rescue updates follow.
A crane accident at Atlas engine works in Indianapolis fatally injures E L Long and Cathal Ernst while injuring Peter Albin Allen Harris and an unknown colored man. Separately, Chicago Crucible Steel Casting works fire destroys building and contents worth about 90000 dollars. California town Traver suffered near total business district destruction with a 100000 dollar loss.
A Pioneer Press dispatch from Grand Forks reports Hansbrough and Johnson forces contending through the night for control of the North Dakota temporary organization. The convention opened in the new opera house at 2 pm with McCumber defeating Frye for temporary chairman 189 to 117. Debate over credentials followed as Standish denounced the committee and the body adjourned to reconvene.
The People's Independent convention in Lincoln with 873 delegates from 77 counties adopted a platform calling for silver restitution and free coinage, land monopoly abolition, government control of railroads and telegraphs, tariff reform to aid labor, Australian ballot and liberal pension bills. John H. Powers was nominated for governor, W. H. Deck for lieutenant governor, and Charles M. Maybury for secretary of state.
Harvest is under way in Waurveton North Carolina with wheat ripening quickly causing crop losses. Flax shows strong development and promising yields. In Emerson Manitoba wheat harvest has begun and province reports indicate one of the greatest yields Mati toba has yet had.
A Westbound editorial excursion travels through rough weather camping at Dead Man's Creek sixty miles out. A Huron minister preached and the Pierre band supplied sacred music. They expect to reach Rapid City by supper time.
OskaLoosa July 31 Charles Eveland 30 a leading Mahaska County resident was guiding a steam threshing outfit across a bridge when it gave way and the entire crew fell into the river Eveland badly scalded and injured.
Deputies denounce a government payment of 38 000 pounds tied to the Delistit Railway contract. Navardo calls it an imposition on landowners. The foreign minister notes Portugal’s rejection of the payment and its financial impact on Britain.
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